Lost pictures of Neverland

I had the chance to spend lots of time in this magical place that seems lost in time and space. Unfortunatelly (or not!) I wasn't there all the time and time affected me. Not being there gave me the possibility to see how that place is so magical and special. There I find my best friends and other people I love, most of the best time I had in my life, perfect surfspots (when there are waves), paradisiac rainforest, sun, rain, sun and rain at the same time, black sand, best barbecues, pizzas, sashimi's... and of course the best surf spots of the region (when the waves are breaking). This place has many myth's and legends. Some people say that there is where Robson Santos learned surfing and where the Jacaree World Championships took place.

(Picture Above) Aerial view of the place. Everything is there, Didi's Point, Havaiizinho, Casa Velha, Casa Nova, Casa Branca, Casa Amarela, Estadio de Futebol, Arena de Volei de Praia, Campo de Futebol de Areia, Campo de Taco e Arena de Frescobol.(Picture Above) Casa Velha, Casa nova and an excellent perspective from the Estadio de Futebol. (Picture Above) Old School days... From left to right: Marcos, Ian, Robson, Theo, Junior and Tati.(Picture Above) Not that long ago. From left to Right: Luana, Marco, Marcos Sebastian, Patsy, Tina, Trick, Sofia, Jess, Tati, Oli, Candido, Mari and Daniel.(Picture Above) From left to Right: Dani, Candido, Marcos, Dead turtle caught in a fishing net, Oli, Trick, Robson. (Picture Above) Robson "Air" Santos after a long therapy of waxing his hair and going under the sun for 14 hours a day for 3 months.
(Picture Above) White House meeting room
(Picture Above) Clockwise: Stephan, Ian, Tati, Tom.

(Picture Above) Another horrible Summer Sunset. From the left to right: Stephan, Tati, Tom and Montão do Trigo.

Comment: None of the pictures are actual... They are just some lost pictures from different periods in time (I know, time does not pass in Neverland, but as we are not there all the time, time passes for us but not for the place).

Biarritz surftrip

During my studies here in Switzerland (from 2001 to hopefully June 2006) some friends and me made two surf trips to the south of France. Both were in September and we drove from Lausanne to Biarritz on a Saturday morning and arrived back on the Sunday from the next week.

The water, as expected was always cold. The temperature usually determined the length of the surfsessions (usually we get out once we didn't feel our feet anymore - when we realized they were numb!!!). Both times we had waves all week long. Sometimes they were bigger like in the first picture, sometimes they were smaller like the picture below. There was always a perfect and long wave breaking somewhere... and we were looking for it.


Driving up and down from Les Estagnots to Saint Jean De Luz. We kept our eyes open, mouth closed and hold our breath every time a set was coming in. Searching for the perfect spot, the perfect wave. The crowd was friendly and there were enough waves for everyone. If anyone is planning on going to the southern Atlantic area of Biarritz to surf, I really recommend it. However, try to go during autumn and Spring. There are always storms, good waves and there is always a spot breaking with no crowd.
Pictures description in order: La Piste seen from the top of the cliff. Yann in front of Blue Ball. Les Estagnots breaking small, but perfect. Yann, Flo and Mathieu. Mathieu getting dressed after a cold surf session. Thomas, Benny and Remy stripping.

Selva de Pedras - Wellcome to the Jungle

São Paulo is the city where I was born in. It's huge. When you have the chance to land in the Cumbica airport (closer to the city) at night it's amazing to see the endless light shining until the horizon. It's hard to tell where it starts and where it beggins. When people ask me how many people live there I say that I don't know how many Million inhabitants it has. I heard and read so many different figures!!! It's hard to count how many grains of sand there are in the ocean.

The city is poluted and has a lot of violence, everywhere. I believe is due to the extreme social gap in the population. Middle class and high class are only a really small part of the population. Imagine a slum (a big one) across the street of high luxury appartment complex. That's the city's reality. Nevertheless it is the economical capital, the city that brings the most money to the country. It has beautifull parks, innumeral cultural centers and lots of other things to do (shopping, eat, party). If you are carefull it is safe and is lots of fun.

I enjoyed my life there. Was a good place to grow up and it gave me the chance to see many different realities. To see life in many different perspectives.

Nowadays is strange to go back there. Get used to the constant smoke in the air, the noise everywhere, the movement of people... however it still amazes me. Every time I go back home to visit my family and the plane is flying over the city I look down, like if it would be the first time and enjoy the feeling of realizing once more that we are all so small... just another grain of sand.

Marcão me segurando a corda pra eu não cair.

Yazz, Christian Laue e Eu na Terra dos Brócolis Gigantes

Sofia pequena e o tio preferido em Gruyeres

Good food

Paraiso, Terra do Nunca! Lugar onde eu passei a maioria dos melhores dias da minha vida.

Snow Sweet Snow

Hello crew from X-Buser's Snow Meeting (XBSM)!!! The snow report says that perfect conditions are expected for the event in December 2005.

The morning was cold and yes, it was still snowing (since 2 days!!!).The boards are waxed (only had Mrs. Palmer's hope it works!!!) and the holes in the jacket are fixed (I love silvertape!!!).

The comitee is just waiting for the first members to arrive in order for the games to begin. Vodka-Redbull drinking, sledge-snowball fight, snow diving and fondue-eating, are only some of the awaited tasks the crew will have to pass trough.

Busers, are you ready?

Snowman

First Post

Hello readers!!!

I don't know what to write here, but I think I will manage to think what to write next times I put a post.

Maybe I should start introducing myself!!!

My name is Ian, was born in Brazil, grew up there and at the moment am living in Switzerland (studying hotel management in Lausanne).

At the moment (29th November 2005, I'm 23 years, two months and 15 days old.... I hope that will change in the next days, if not I will never be writing here again!!! : )

I'm creating this blog in order to communicate with people and making myself available virtually!!!

I'm interested in lots of things (it's hard to list because some days im more interested in some things than others!!!) - I can say I'm open minded and deppending on the day will enjoy to talk from spiritual matters to politics, music, sports.....!

These were my first words...


Me